Creating a livable planet
Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory
Creating a livable planet
Tackling the species extinction and habitat degradation crisis takes transdisciplinary and out-of-the-box approaches. That is why Arizona State University has become a key player in creating a livable future for
Duncan Family Farms' commitment to sustainable agriculture
As Patty Emmert, Kelsey Neppel, Stephanie Pharris, and Courtney Boyer share an information rich virtual presentation on Duncan Family Farms to the Food Policy and Sustainability Leadership cohort, both the impressive breadth of the organization’s production and intentional commitment to sustainable agriculture become rapidly apparent. The fact that the presentation is conducted by four women in agriculture lends another unique layer to the presentation and operation.
Protecting the environment one government purchase at a time
A new report reveals what factors influence whether Australian governments are successful at adopting green purchasing policies, Elizabeth Bruns, Nicole Darnall, Kylie Flynn, and Angela Fox write. In 2015, Australia’s
You can’t manage what you can’t measure: Implications of Scope 3 Emissions
By: Dylan Shapiro and Rutva Patel, Masters students working with ASU LightWorks on the Digital Carbon Warehouse This week’s blog post will address some of the nuances and misconceptions of
UREx featured in inaugural issue of npj Urban Sustainability
npj Urban Sustainability is dedicated to publishing high-quality papers that describe the significant and ground-breaking research covering urban environments through the lens of sustainable development, studied across a broad range of research topics.
Citizen scientists help document ASU flowers and pollinators
Throughout April, the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes invites the ASU community and the entire state of Arizona to participate in a citizen science project to help us document flowering plants and pollinators on ASU’s Phoenix-area campuses.
Meet affiliated faculty Mick Dalrymple
Read on for an interview with Michael (Mick) Dalrymple, director of University Sustainability Practices and Senior Sustainability Scientist at the Global Institute of Sustainability and Innovation.
Securing science’s seat at the table
BioScience journalist Randy Showstack interviewed ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes Founding Director Leah Gerber in an article published today titled “Ensuring that Science Has a Seat at the Table.” In
Campus food tour: Connecting students to ASU’s food forest
Did you know that ASU Tempe campus is a food forest? There is a diverse community of trees all throughout campus that grow edible fruit such as oranges, grapefruits, peaches, pecans, kumquats, lemons, and more.
Jurisdictional approach for sustainable seafood
ASU School of Sustainability Research Professor Jack Kittinger led a recently published paper titled “Applying a jurisdictional approach to support sustainable seafood” in Conservation Science and Practice. Other co-authors include School
The Pacific Ocean, home to a half-trillion corals
“A half-trillion corals live in just one ocean. Does that mean they are safe?” This is the title of a new Science article published on March 4, 2021, by Elizabeth
Inaugural distinguished KAITEKI lecture to feature Stratos Pistikopoulos
In this inaugural Distinguished KAITEKI Lecture, Stratos Pistikopoulos will present the foundations of a Circular Economy Systems Engineering framework and highlight the advantages, limitations, and open questions of this framework as seen through multiple case studies.